PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

Floristic Survey of the Overton Park Forest This comprehensive plant survey was commissioned by the Park Services division of the City of Memphis and was completed in August of 2009. [Download the 184K PDF]

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Please join Voices of the South and Citizens to Preserve Overton Park On Friday, September 28th, for a special performance of Virginia Ralph's "An Old Forest Fairy Tale".

At 6 p.m. we will host a reception honoring the special heroes of the Old Forest: Sunshine Snyder, one of the original CPOP activists, Charlie Newman, CPOP's original lawyer, plus Senator Beverly Marrero and Representative Jeanne Richardson, the sponsors and champions of the Old Forest State Natural Area Bill in the Tennessee State Legislature. The performance will take place at 7 p.m., followed by a panel discussion including Snyder, Newman, historian Jimmy Ogle and the playwright, Virginia Ralph.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Citizens to Preserve Overton Park are pleased to be a part of several big upcoming events.

Virginia Ralph's musical about the Forest, "An Old Forest Fairy Tale" starts a 3 week run beginning tonight at the Evergreen Theatre. CPOP, which helped sponsor the run with your donations and advance ticket purchases, will be hosting a special performance at 7 p.m. on Friday September 28. This special show will include a reception at 6 p.m. and a discussion of the historic battle by citizen activists to save the Forest and Overton Park from Interstate 40. Participating in the discussion will be playwright Virginia Ralph, historian Jimmy Ogle, original CPOP attorney Charlie Newman and one of the original CPOP activists, Sunshine Snyder. If you can't make this show and panel, check out Chris Davis' great profile of the play and the original struggle in this week's Memphis Flyer cover story, Into the Woods. The play will run through Saturday, September 29th.

Also, this Saturday, September 15th, CPOP will be at the 2012 Cooper Young Festival. We'll be offering t-shirts with our new design, by artist Dakoda Davis, and greeting the Forest's supporters at the corner of Cooper and Evelyn from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Come see us!

OUR PARK

UPCOMING NATURE HIKES

We offer free guided Old Forest nature walks at 10am on the second Saturday and last Sunday of every month, rain or shine. Kids are always welcome. Meet at the east end of Old Forest Lane, near the Overton Bark dog park. Questions? Email Naomi.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

Take a hike!
Walk in the woods and savor the beauty of Overton Park. If you're unfamiliar with the Old Forest trails, join CPOP for a free guided nature hike at 10am on the second Saturday and last Sunday of every month, rain or shine, hot or cold. Everyone is welcome.

Donate
If you'd like to help fund our efforts, any donation is appreciated. You can write a check to "Citizens to Preserve Overton Park" and mail to 618 S. Cox, Memphis, TN 38104. Or you can donate securely online with a PayPal account or credit card by clicking this shiny yellow button:

OUR COALITION

We're grateful to these groups for supporting the Old Forest State Natural Area campaign: